Mike Stern's voice carries a mix of warmth and humility as he reflects on his latest album, Echoes and Other Songs. A celebrated figure in the world of jazz fusion, Stern joined the Backstage Bay Area ...

On his smoothly cool debut Orisun (Origin), New York-based pianist/composer JoeyKeySade--pronounced “JOH-ee KEYS SHAH-deh"--certainly exhibits deft mastery and understanding of the myriad of musics ...

Cory Wong is one of the funkiest guitarists around. He can be seen fronting his own solo band, with Vulfpeck, or the Fearless Flyers. For more information visit corywongmusic.com.

Photographer Santa Istvan Csaba shares his photos from a recent appearance by the Mike Stern & Dave Weckl Band (with Tom Kennedy on bass and Bob Malach on saxophone) at the Blue Note Milano in Italy.

Mike Stern will take your breath away. He’s just that good — the type of guitarist who will leave you in awe with his fretboard fireworks, honed through decades of stellar work in the jazz world. But ...

Mike Stern is a miraculous guitarist. That’s not just high praise about his prowess on the instrument — although he’s certainly worthy of plenty of that — but rather an assessment of what’s he’s had ...